Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 540
mpressed in front of the piston,as it is forced from one end toward the other of the base, andthat this air, or gas, exerts a pressure which increases in ratio asthe volume is diminished. This fact may be shown by inserting STEAM AND ITS USE. 527 in the wall of the cylinder a tube containing an… … Fig. 384. —Diagrammatic Section of a Cylinder illustrating the compression and expan-sion of gases. This cylinder is filled with air at atmospheric pressure which repre-sents a uniform 14.7 pounds to the square inch behind the piston, as shown by theposition of the piston in the small cylinder, A.…
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